Charts in Access – Instructions and Video Lesson

A picture of the “Chart Wizard” that you use to create charts in Access.
Overview of How to Create Charts in Access             You can create charts in Access in two different ways if using Access 2019 or Access for Microsoft 365. You can insert new modern charts into your reports in Access or use the older Microsoft Graph chart controls. These are still available for backward-compatibility in Access
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Print a Chart in Excel – Instructions and Video Lesson

Print a Chart in Excel - Instructions and Video Lesson: A picture of a user printing a selected chart in Excel.
Print a Chart in Excel: Overview             To print a chart in Excel that appears embedded in a worksheet without printing the rest of the worksheet, select the chart or one of the chart’s elements, first. Alternatively, to print a chart in Excel that appears embedded in a worksheet along with its accompanying worksheet data, click into
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Change the Chart Type in Excel – Instructions

Change the Chart Type in Excel - Instructions: A picture of a user changing the chart type of a selected chart in Excel.
Change the Chart Type in Excel: Overview             After creating a chart, you can change the chart type in Excel. Alternatively, you can also choose a different sub-type of the same general chart type you first selected. Either way, note that if you change the chart type, you may lose custom formatting you have applied
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Format Error Bars in Charts in Excel- Instructions

Format Error Bars in Charts in Excel - Instructions: A picture of the “Format Error Bars” task pane in Excel.
Format Error Bars in Charts in Excel: Overview             You can format error bars in charts in Excel if you add them to a chart. To format error bars in charts in Excel, first choose the set of error bars to format. To do this, click the “Format” tab within the “Chart Tools” contextual tab.
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Move a Chart in Excel- Instructions

Move a Chart in Excel- Instructions: A picture of the “Move Chart” dialog box in Excel.
Move a Chart in Excel: Overview             You can easily move a chart in Excel. When you insert a new chart into a worksheet, it appears as an embedded chart object in the worksheet. When you embed a chart in a worksheet, you can move it and also resize it in the worksheet. Before you
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Format Data Labels in Excel- Instructions

Format Data Labels in Excel- Instructions: A picture of the “Format Data Labels” task pane in Excel.
Format Data Labels in Excel: Overview             You can format data labels in Excel if you choose to add data labels to a chart. To format data labels in Excel, choose the set of data labels to format. To do this, click the “Format” tab within the “Chart Tools” contextual tab in the Ribbon. Then
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Name an Embedded Chart in Excel – Instructions

Name an Embedded Chart in Excel - Instructions: A picture of a user naming an embedded chart by using the “Name Box” in the Formula Bar in Excel.
Name an Embedded Chart in Excel: Overview             You can easily name an embedded chart in Excel. To name an embedded chart in Excel, first select the chart to name within a worksheet. You can then click into the “Name Box” at the left end of the Formula Bar. Then simply type a new name
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Forecast Sheets in Excel – Instructions

Forecast Sheets in Excel - Instructions: A picture of a forecast sheet created in Excel.
Forecast Sheets in Excel: Overview             You can insert forecast sheets in Excel into a workbook to predict future trends from existing time-based data. To create forecast sheets in Excel, you must have a series of date or time entries for the timeline. You must also have corresponding values for those time or date entries.
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